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LoC Recommended Storage Format
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<h1 id="overview"><span>1. </span>Overview</h1>
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov">
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<p>
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SQLite is a
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/">Recommended Storage Format</a>
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for datasets according to the
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/">US Library of Congress</a>.
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Further information:
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000461.shtml#local">https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000461.shtml#local</a>
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/data.html">https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/data.html</a>
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</li></ul>
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<p>
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As of this writing (2018-05-29) the only other recommended storage formats
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for datasets are XML, JSON, and CSV.
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</p><h2 id="what_is_a_recommended_storage_format_"><span>1.1. </span>What Is A Recommended Storage Format?</h2>
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Recommended storage formats are formats which, in the opinion of the
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preservationists at the Library of Congress, maximizes the chance of
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survival and continued accessibility of digital content.
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When selecting recommended storage formats, the following criteria are
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considered (quoting from the LOC website):
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<li><p><b>Disclosure.</b>
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Degree to which complete specifications and tools for validating
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technical integrity exist and are accessible to those creating and
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sustaining digital content.
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A spectrum of disclosure levels can be observed for digital formats.
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What is most significant is not approval by a recognized standards body,
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but the existence of complete documentation.
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</p></li><li><p><b>Adoption.</b>
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Degree to which the format is already used by the primary creators,
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disseminators, or users of information resources.
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This includes use as a master format, for delivery to end users,
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and as a means of interchange between systems.
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</p></li><li><p><b>Transparency.</b>
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Degree to which the digital representation is open to direct analysis
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with basic tools, such as human readability using a text-only editor.
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</p></li><li><p><b>Self-documentation.</b>
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Self-documenting digital objects contain basic descriptive,
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technical, and other administrative metadata.
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</p></li><li><p><b>External Dependencies.</b>
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Degree to which a particular format depends on particular hardware,
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operating system, or software for rendering or use and the predicted
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complexity of dealing with those dependencies in future technical
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environments.
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</p></li><li><p><b>Impact of Patents.</b>
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Degree to which the ability of archival institutions to sustain content
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in a format will be inhibited by patents.
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</p></li><li><p><b>Technical Protection Mechanisms.</b>
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Implementation of mechanisms such as encryption that prevent the
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preservation of content by a trusted repository.
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</p></li></ol>
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